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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Michael Howie and Rachael Burford

Migrants row erupts as UK-France deal would see just 1 in 17 sent back across Channel

There is “no single solution” to preventing small boats crossing the English Channel, a senior cabinet minister has said as he defended Britain’s migration deal with France.

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce a “one in one out” agreement on Thursday that would reportedly see 50 migrants a week sent back to France and exchanged for an asylum seeker who has a link to the UK.

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